UNITED STATES — A developing storm system moving out of the Southwest is expected to increase thunderstorm chances across portions of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana on Wednesday, March 4, with the potential for severe weather by the afternoon and evening hours. The Day 5 outlook highlights a 15 percent severe hazard risk zone stretching…
UNITED STATES — The surge of warmth expected next week across parts of the country will not mark the start of a lasting spring pattern. Long range guidance already signals that colder air is poised to return to much of the central and eastern United States by mid March. The latest ECMWF temperature anomaly forecast…
UNITED STATES — Forecast models are signaling a round of severe weather potential around the March 10 timeframe, stretching from Texas north through Arkansas, Missouri, and into parts of Illinois and Indiana. While the setup supports thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes, damaging wind, and hail, current projections suggest the overall severity may remain limited rather…
UNITED STATES — A very active and wet weather pattern is setting up across the central and eastern United States over the next couple of weeks, bringing widespread drought relief to the Plains, Mid-South, Midwest, and Ohio Valley — but also raising the threat of flooding where heavy rain falls quickly. New precipitation projections through…
UNITED STATES — Forecast guidance continues to signal a strong and persistent Bermuda high setting up along the East Coast next weekend into the following week, potentially delivering widespread 70s and even 80-degree temperatures from the Carolinas north through Virginia and Maryland before colder air may return later in the month. The pattern, projected for…
CALIFORNIA — A strengthening upper-level trough diving south through the Great Basin could set the stage for a notable Santa Ana wind event in Southern California roughly seven days from now, according to the latest long-range model guidance. The projected setup shows a pronounced dip in the jet stream carving into California and Nevada, with…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation’s capital could close out climatological winter with its warmest temperature of the season, as Saturday’s forecast calls for a high near 63°F. If that number verifies, it would tie the warmest day of the past three months — January 7 — and mark a notable late-season warm-up after a relatively…
UNITED STATES — What may look like a dramatic “model flip” from one forecast run to the next is often something far less chaotic — and far more common. Recent model graphics show a noticeable shift in the placement of troughs and ridges across the country, sparking questions about whether guidance has suddenly reversed course….
LAREDO, TEXAS — The first 100-degree temperature of the year has officially been recorded in the United States, and it happened deep in South Texas. According to current observations from Laredo International Airport (KLRD), the temperature reached 100°F (38°C) during the afternoon, making it the earliest triple-digit reading nationwide in 2026. The milestone occurred on…
MINNESOTA — Forecast models are showing shifting trends with Saturday’s incoming Clipper system, and the latest guidance suggests the narrow snow band may be edging slightly farther south — a move that could reduce totals in parts of the Twin Cities metro. Several model runs overnight have trended the primary snow corridor southward, introducing uncertainty…